Featured

skill-development

Name: skill-development
Rating: 5 (45152 reviews)
Author: anthropics

This skill should be used when the user wants to "create a skill", "add a skill to plugin", "write a new skill", "improve skill description", "organize skill content", or needs guidance on skill structure, progressive disclosure, or skill development best practices for Claude Code plugins.

TL;DR

Guides creation of modular, domain-specific skills for Claude Code plugins with clear structure and resource management.

What Is It

Modular packages extending Claude's capabilities with domain knowledge
Self-contained workflows for specific tasks or domains
Self-contained tools with procedural knowledge and reusable workflows
Skills act as onboarding guides for specialized domains

Key Features

Provides specialized workflows for specific domains
Enables tool integrations with file formats or APIs
Offers domain expertise like company policies or schemas
Bundles scripts, references, and assets for complex tasks
Uses progressive disclosure to manage context efficiently
Separates procedural instructions from detailed references
Supports deterministic, reusable code via scripts
Loads resources only when needed to avoid context overload

How to Use

1.Define clear usage examples through user or generated scenarios
2.Analyze examples to extract reusable content and structure
3.Draft SKILL.md with precise metadata and procedural instructions
4.Organize bundled resources into scripts, references, and assets
5.Apply progressive disclosure: load metadata first, then body, then resources
6.Ensure no duplication between SKILL.md and references

Guardrails & Gotchas

Never duplicate information between SKILL.md and references files
Always use third-person in metadata (e.g. 'This skill should be used when...')
Avoid loading large files (>10k words) into context; use grep patterns instead
Scripts may still need to be read by Claude for adjustments
Assets are not loaded into context but used in output
References should be loaded only when needed by Claude

GitHub Stats

Author

@anthropics

Repository

anthropics/claude-code

Stars

45152

Explore More Skills

move-code-quality

@davila7

Analyzes Move language packages against the official Move Book Code Quality Checklist. Use this skill when reviewing Move code, checking Move 2024 Edition compliance, or analyzing Move packages for best practices. Activates automatically when working with .move files or Move.toml manifests.

12.4k

1.1k

1w ago

skill-development

Explore More Skills

move-code-quality

e2e-testing-patterns

testing-anti-patterns